Drink of Me by Jacquelyn Frank
CAUTION- WARNING-
It appears that I’m once again on a DNF kick. This book started our intriguing. I was committed to the characters and discovering more about their society and the politics surrounding them.
Reule is the Prime leader of his Sange race. He came into power young when his parents were murdered. Reule has a Pack of brothers who serve with him to protect their people. During a mission to rescue one of their packmates Reule discovers Mystique. Truth be told- the young woman doesn’t remember her name so Reule picked the name Mystique for her. She’s tiny and gorgeous with unique deep red hair and diamond colored eyes.
When she’s discovered, Mystique is suffering from memory loss and isn’t able to remember who she is, where she came from or how to get home. Thus, Reule takes her to his keep and allows her to recover. During her recovery both she and Reule discover their strong attraction for each other. This leaves both the Pack and his Sange people forced to adjust with having a non-Sange as their Prima.
This story and set up has sooooo much potential! Especially considering Mystique bumps into Reule’s former conquests in court. Sadly, as the story progressed it was just too obvious what was going to transpire and I found myself setting down the book and cleaning. Yes, I repeat- I actually chose cleaning the house over reading this book several times.
Alas, I’m 86% complete and can’t find the energy to finish the book.